Since July 2021 Air Astana is offering new culinary delights to passengers flying from Frankfurt. The multi-award-winning Kazakh carrier is one of the first airlines to work with Flight Delight Air Catering, which began operations at Frankfurt and Munich airports this summer.
“In spite of the challenges of the pandemic, we continue to deliver significant product upgrades across the network including the introduction of our beautiful 321LR aircraft on this route. Our onboard catering offering is considered a vital element of the overall passenger experience so we are very pleased about the new partnership with Flight Delight Air Catering, who have an outstanding reputation for high quality catering,” said Margaret Phelan, Vice President Inflight Services at Air Astana.
Flight Delight Air Catering is a new company, but it is steeped in tradition with an international team of specialists from Käfer Group in Munich that bring more than 50 years of catering experience. In addition, the French out-of-home food service specialist Newrest has held a 60 percent stake since October and contributes the network and logistics expertise of a global player. Specialised on high quality in-flight meal service, Flight Delight Air Catering works closely with nutrition specialists, food trend scouts, health specialists and local produce suppliers. For in-flight meal service for flights from Frankfurt Airport, Flight Delight Air Catering operates a 3,600 square-meter kitchen in Kelsterbach, just 3.5 kilometres from the airport.
„Our claim is to serve passengers truly fresh cuisine perfectly prepared from the best ingredients and attractively presented. All food concepts are adapted to the individual needs of our airline partners and their customers,” mentioned Alexej Oberoi, Managing Partner at Flight Delight Air Catering.
The company’s focus on excellence and sustainability along with creative, new ideas fits perfectly with Air Astana’s philosophy. The menu in Economy and Business Class will be changed four times a year, so that passengers can always look forward to new, freshly prepared delights.
Air Astana currently operates flights from Frankfurt to Kazakhstan six times a week, with services every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday to the capital city, Nur-Sultan, and every Wednesday to both Atyrau and Uralsk, in western Kazakhstan. Flights to Nur-Sultan and Atyrau are operated using the latest generation Airbus A321LR aircraft in a two-class configuration, including Business Class with 16 flatbed seats, whilst the service to Uralsk is operated using an Airbus A320neo.
More information about Air Astana is available at www.airastana.com.
Picture caption “Air Astana and Flight Delight Air Catering” (from right):
Alexej Oberoi, Managing Partner of Flight Delight Air Catering, with Margaret Phelan, Vice President Inflight Services of Air Astana, and Susith Hettihewa, Senior Regional Manager EU Central & East, Turkey of Air Astana.
About Air Astana
Air Astana, the flag carrier of Kazakhstan, commenced its operations in May 2002 as a joint venture between Kazakhstan’s national wealth fund, Samruk Kazyna, and BAE Systems, with respective shares of 51% and 49%.
Air Astana is a full-service international carrier and is operating one of the youngest fleets in the world which consists of 35 modern aircraft including Boeing 767, Airbus A320/A320neo, Airbus A321/A321neo/ A321LR and Embraer E190-E2.
Air Astana became the first carrier from Russia, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Eastern Europe to be awarded a prestigious 4-Star rating by SkyTrax at its World Airline Awards 2012 and was also named ‘The Best Airline in Central Asia and India’ that year. Both achievements were repeated for the eighth consecutive year (2012-2019). In 2021, Air Astana received “The Best Airline in Central Asia” SkyTrax Award and five stars in the „Covid-19-Safety” category. The airline received a recognition at the Travellers’ Choice Awards by Trip Advisor as well as five stars in the category “Major Regional Airlines” at APEX Awards for three years in a row between 2018 and 2020.
